防患未然 in English fang2 huan4 wei4 ran2 Meaning

Meanings

• to prevent troubles before the event (idiomatic expression)
• to forestall
• to nip sth in the bud

Pinyin

fang2 huan4 wei4 ran2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

防fang2to protect 患huan4to suffer (from illness) 未wei4not yet 然ran2correct